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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography features Edgar Allan Poe who introduced the genre of horror and mystery to literature in the nineteenth century with stories such as "The Raven."
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Edgar Allan Poe Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of a unit on Edgar Allan Poe and his works, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: The Heresy of the Didactic

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org presents the full text to Edgar Allan Poe's essay, "The Heresy of the Didactic." In addition to the full length essay, links are provided for related prose.